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Dr Jennifer Hanafin

BSc, PhD.

Contact Details

Earth Observation Programme Manager
E: jenny.hanafin@ichec.ie

Biography

Dr. Jenny Hanafin is the Earth Observation Programme Manager at ICHEC. Her extensive experience in many aspects of remote sensing, includes operating satellite sensors for EUMETSAT while a postdoc at Imperial College London, to developing a system to retrieve atmospheric humidity from the Ordnance Survey Ireland network of GPS receivers for use in the Met Éireann forecast model.

Dr Hanafin joined the Environmental Science team in April 2018. Prior to joining ICHEC, she was Earth Observation and Modelling Manager at a leading oceanographic company in Ireland with responsibility for a team producing model and satellite earth observation data products and services for public and commercial users. Since joining ICHEC, her responsibilities have included project lead for a number of EO projects, including: INFER - using satellite data to monitor inland water quality for the Irish Environmental Protection Agency; AIREO - establishing AI-ready Earth Observation dataset specifications and best practices for the European Space Agency (ESA); ESA Atmospheric Validation Data Centre - a system to merge satellite and in situ atmospheric validation data; and Towards an Automated Surface Water Retrieval System for Synthetic Aperture Radar.

Her qualifications include B. Sc. in Marine Science, National University of Ireland, Galway and Ph. D. in Physical Oceanography and Meteorology at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami.

Research Interests

My interests focus on satellite data, for oceanographic and atmospheric research initially, but currently for all types of applications. In our group, we use Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) for flood detection, Interferometric SAR for ground motion measurement and optical satellite sensors for water quality and seaweed mapping.

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2019)	'Key Uncertainties in the Recent Air-Sea Flux of CO2' Woolf, D. K. and Shutler, J. D. and Goddijnâ€Murphy, L. and Watson, A. J. and Chapron, B. and Nightingale, P. D. and Donlon, C. J. and Piskozub, J. and Yelland, M. J. and Ashton, I. and Holding, T. and Schuster, U. and Girardâ€Ardhuin, F. and Grouazel, A. and Piolle, J.-F. and Warren, M. and Wrobelâ€Niedzwiecka, I. and Land, P. E. and Torres, R. and Prytherch, J. and Moat, B. and Hanafin, J. and Ardhuin, F. and Paul, F. (2019) 'Key Uncertainties in the Recent Air-Sea Flux of CO2'. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 33 (12):1548-1563 [DOI] [Details]
	(2019)	'A comparison of Landsat 8, RapidEye and Pleiades products for improving empirical predictions of satellite-derived bathymetry' Cahalane, C. and Magee, A. and Monteys, X. and Casal, G. and Hanafin, J. and Harris, P. (2019) 'A comparison of Landsat 8, RapidEye and Pleiades products for improving empirical predictions of satellite-derived bathymetry'. Remote Sensing of Environment, 233 [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	'Phenomenal Sea States and Swell from a North Atlantic Storm in February 2011: A Comprehensive Analysis' Hanafin, Jennifer A. and Quilfen, Yves and Ardhuin, Fabrice and Sienkiewicz, Joseph and Queffeulou, Pierre and Obrebski, Mathias and Chapron, Bertrand and Reul, Nicolas and Collard, Fabrice and Corman, David and de Azevedo, Eduardo B. and Vandemark, Doug and Stutzmann, Eleonore (2012) 'Phenomenal Sea States and Swell from a North Atlantic Storm in February 2011: A Comprehensive Analysis'. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 93 (12):1825-1832 [DOI] [Details]
	(2011)	'Air flow and stability indices in GCM future and control runs' Hanafin, J. A. and McGrath, R. and Semmler, T. and Wang, S. and Lynch, P. and Steeleâ€Dunne, S. and Nolan, P. (2011) 'Air flow and stability indices in GCM future and control runs'. International Journal of Climatology, 31 (8):1240-1247 [DOI] [Details]
	(2010)	'Influence of climate change on heating and cooling energy demand in Ireland' Semmler, Tido and McGrath, Ray and Steeleâ€Dunne, Susan and Hanafin, Jenny and Nolan, Paul and Wang, Shiyu (2010) 'Influence of climate change on heating and cooling energy demand in Ireland'. International Journal of Climatology, 30 (10):1502-1511 [DOI] [Details]
	(2008)	'The impacts of climate change on hydrology in Ireland' Steele-Dunne, Susan and Lynch, Peter and McGrath, Ray and Semmler, Tido and Wang, Shiyu and Hanafin, Jenny and Nolan, Paul (2008) 'The impacts of climate change on hydrology in Ireland'. Journal of Hydrology, 356 (1):28-45 [Details]
	(2008)	'The impact of climate change on storm surges over Irish waters' Wang, Shiyu and McGrath, Ray and Hanafin, Jenny and Lynch, Peter and Semmler, Tido and Nolan, Paul (2008) 'The impact of climate change on storm surges over Irish waters'. Ocean Modelling, 25 (1):83-94 [Details]
	(2005)	'The Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget Project' Harries, J. E. and Russell, J. E. and Hanafin, J. A. and Brindley, H. and Futyan, J. and Rufus, J. and Kellock, S. and Matthews, G. and Wrigley, R. and Last, A. and Mueller, J. and Mossavati, R. and Ashmall, J. and Sawyer, E. and Parker, D. and Caldwell, M. and Allan, P. M. and Smith, A. and Bates, M. J. and Coan, B. and Stewart, B. C. and Lepine, D. R. and Cornwall, L. A. and Corney, D. R. and Ricketts, M. J. and Drummond, D. and Smart, D. and Cutler, R. and Dewitte, S. and Clerbaux, N. and Gonzalez, L. and Ipe, A. and Bertrand, C. and Joukoff, A. and Crommelynck, D. and Nelms, N. and Llewellyn-Jones, D. T. and Butcher, G. and Smith, G. L. and Szewczyk, Z. P. and Mlynczak, P. E. and Slingo, A. and Allan, R. P. and Ringer, M. A. (2005) 'The Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget Project'. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 86 (7):945-960 [DOI] [Details]
	(2005)	'Infrared Interferometric Measurements of the Near-Surface Air Temperature over the Oceans' Minnett, P. J. and Maillet, K. A. and Hanafin, J. A. and Osborne, B. J. (2005) 'Infrared Interferometric Measurements of the Near-Surface Air Temperature over the Oceans'. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 22 (7):1019-1032 [DOI] [Details]
	(2001)	'The Marine-Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer: A High-Accuracy' Minnett, P. J. and Knuteson, R. O. and Best, F. A. and Osborne, B. J. and Hanafin, J. A. and Brown, O. B. (2001) 'The Marine-Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer: A High-Accuracy'. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 18 (6):994-1013 [DOI] [Details]
	(2001)	'Cloud forcing of surface radiation in the North Water polynya during NOW â€˜98' Hanafin, J. A. and Minnett, P. J. (2001) 'Cloud forcing of surface radiation in the North Water polynya during NOW â€˜98'. Atmosphere-Ocean, 39 (3):239-255 [DOI] [Details]
	(2000)	'An Independent Assessment of Pathfinder AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature Accuracy Using the Marine Atmosphere Emitted Radiance Interferometer (MAERI)' Kearns, Edward J. and Hanafin, Jennifer A. and Evans, Robert H. and Minnett, Peter J. and Brown, Otis B. (2000) 'An Independent Assessment of Pathfinder AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature Accuracy Using the Marine Atmosphere Emitted Radiance Interferometer (MAERI)'. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 81 (7):1525-1536 [DOI] [Details]

Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2002)	'Thermal Profiling of the Sea Surface Skin Layer Using FTIR Measurements' Hanafin, Jennifer A. and Minnett, Peter J. (2002) 'Thermal Profiling of the Sea Surface Skin Layer Using FTIR Measurements' In: American Geophysical Union (AGU). [Details]

Published Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2008)	Ireland in a warmer world; scientific predictions of the Irish climate in the twenty-first century. McGrath, R. and Lynch, P. and Steele-Dunne, S. and Hanafin, J. and Nishimura, E. and Nolan, P. and Ratman, J. V. and Semmler, T. and Sweeney, C. and Wang, S. (2008) Ireland in a warmer world; scientific predictions of the Irish climate in the twenty-first century. EPA, Dublin. [Details]

Technical Publication

	Year	Publication
	(2016)	Improving Satellite-derived Bathymetry. Conor Cahalane, Jenny Hanafin, Xavier Monteys (2016) Improving Satellite-derived Bathymetry. Technical Publication [Details]